It ended up being a nice sunny afternoon at the Obs which is quite sheltered in a north westerly, but it was very cold when exposed in the wind! It was a quiet day for birding around the Obs with still very little sign of any migrants arriving, apart from the 4 singing Chiffchaff. There were 4 Crossbill first thing, which flew west through the pines. There were 11 Avocet from the car park hide and small flocks of Shoveler and Wigeon, which were being very flighty with multiple Marsh Harrier and Red Kite passing overhead causing chaos.

Another quiet night in the moth trap with only 2 Hebrew Character and 1 Powdered Quaker. With it being nearly April it would be really nice to get some sustained milder conditions to bring out some new species!

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Scaup fem Titchwell RSPB still on Tidal Marsh c52.9724,0.6067. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Welney WWT still from Lyle Hide at 11.45am c52.5332,0.2814

Norfolk White-tailed Eagle flew west over Cley towards Blakeney at 11.20am c52.9535,1.0425

Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Cley NWT on North Scrape at 10.37am c52.9609,1.0574: Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Cley NWT landed on Pat’s Pool 52.9563,1.0581. Viewed from c52.9561,1.0582. Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall still 9.56am at Old Beetley at School Road Flash 52.7306,0.9075: Viewed from 52.7296,0.9054